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Bankers 27 Aug 2013 | 04:54 am
“Do the bankers know something the rest of us don’t?” That’s the question du jour from GreaterFool’s investigative unit hiding in the bushes among the mansions of West Vancouver, where two senior off...
What could go wrong? 26 Aug 2013 | 03:22 am
How much does it suck to be a developer these days? Well, just look what poor Wim Zuydervelt had to do to flog a hood of subdivision houses in West Kelowna this past weekend: Give away four stainless...
Rubbers 24 Aug 2013 | 05:02 am
Just when you thought housing was set to blow up overnight, a reprieve. Maybe. Sort of. As you know, this week’s mortgage bump crossed a threshold. Five-year home loans are now a full 1% more expensi...
The shock 23 Aug 2013 | 06:13 am
“They’re going up every time we turn around. It’s a shock to clients. Everybody just thinks they’re always going to stay low.” — Paula Roberts, Toronto mortgage broker. Here are the latest developmen...
The real thing 22 Aug 2013 | 06:08 am
Well, that didn’t take long. Yesterday when BeeMo jacked mortgages, thanks to Mr. Bond Market, I suggested it was no aberration. It’s official. It’s a trend. In fact RBC went a step further than BMO...
We’re different 21 Aug 2013 | 05:32 am
Prices are not dropping. Have you seen Markham? Houses are staying on the market for a little longer but are ALL going over asking price to the tune of 5-10%. 2008 was the best time to buy. We will ne...
Worries 20 Aug 2013 | 05:46 am
While realtors were telling you earlier this month that house prices in Canada have surged over 8% in a year, this blog was showing you how to get a free BMW. Way easy. Just purchase a condo in a swan...
For bitter or worse 19 Aug 2013 | 05:43 am
Greg and Linda are married three years now. Kayla’s 18 months. Own a semi together mid-town. I think they love each other, but that’s just from watching across the table. Eye contact between them. How...
Why not? 17 Aug 2013 | 03:47 am
Do real estate boards lie? I mean, if they quietly revise numbers, or include dodgy data then feed those to the national body, which then issues monthly reports the media slathers over, who will be th...
The sure thing 16 Aug 2013 | 02:20 am
Just wow. Six hours before CREA posted its boring numbers, CBC news was pumping. “Canada’s realtors are expected to announce numbers today showing a booming market.” Over at the hyperventilating H.....
